Storage-cabinet for seed-corn.



S. BABCOGK.

STORAGE CABINET EOE SEED CORN.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.22, 1908.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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ATTORNEY.: i

SHERIDAN BABCOCK, OF OWASA, IOWA.

STORAGE-CABINET FOR SEE'D-CORN.

Specification of Letter's Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Application tiled December 22, 1908. Serial No. 468,764.

To all 'whom 'it 'may concern:

Beit known that I, SHERIDAN Bancocn, residing at OWasa, in t-he countyof Hardin and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ImprovedStorage-Cabinet for Seed-Corn, of which the following is aspeciticatlon.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved means for storingseed corn until the time for plant-ing and in such man- 11er as toconserve all the vitality thereof as Well as protecting it from rats ormice, and other rodents, and in its generic nature it comprehends a cornholding frame, including parallelly arranged slats suitably spa-cedapart and carrylng transversely projected members for holding individualears of corn projected from opposite sides of the frame, said frame alsohaving such special construction of parts whereby a skeleton screencovered cabinet frame can be conveniently constructed around so as tothoroughly incase the same. l

In its more subordinate features, my invention consists in certaindetails of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of whichwill be hereinafter fully eX- plained, specifically` pointed out in theappended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l, is a front elevation of my invention, one of the doors of thecabinet being shown open. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the cornholdin frame. Fig. 3, is an elevation of the holding frame, one endthereof being partly in section, and parts of the other end being showndetached, and, Fig. 4,

i is an end view of the cabinet, the screen over a portion being omittedto show the interior arrangement of part of the holding frame, one o thedoors being shown swung open.

In the practical construction, my invention embodies a main frame thatsupports the corn in such manner that the ears are projectedtransversely therefrom to each side, and individually supported out ofcontact with each other to allow for a free circulation of air aroundeach corn ear, and the said frame is supported Within a skeletoncabinetv like frame that is covered by a ne mesh screening to keep outthe rats,'mice and other rodents, as will be hereinafter more fullyexplained.

The corn supporting frame, which is shown in detail in Fig. .2, consistsof a top bar a and a bottom cross bar I) of suiiicient thickness andstrength to carry the weightl of the corn. The upper and lower bars are`connected by binding or side pieces c c that are tightly clamped attheir upper and lower ends against the ends of the bars a and I) by aseries of cross rods J, the ends of which carry clamp nuts j j, asshown.

F designates a series A of vertically .disposed parallel slats, theupper and lower ends of Which are joined to cross cleat's ]t h thatarenailed or screwed to the inner edges of the cross bars a and I). Theslats F are perforated for the passage of the cross rods J and they areheld at the desired distances by the spacing washers I I. Theslats Fhave corn receiving prongs f in the nat-ure of stiff wire pieces thatpass through the slats and roject at each side thereof, as b'est shownin iig. 4 and to provide for a perfect circulation of air and theholding of1 a maximum number of the corn ears, the pins on the severalslats are staggeredly arranged.

The upper bar a has notches c /c in the upper edge at the outer ends andthe lower bar b has similar notches cf on the lower edges and thesenotches are rovided to receive therein the upper an lower sets of crossmembers 1 1 and 2 2 of the skeleton cabinet frame, which members 1 1 and2 2 connect at their outer ends with the vertical or corner posts 3 3,and the top and bottom sets of front and back cross pieces 4 4 and 5 5.The cabinet also includes two doors 6 6 that are hinged to the frontcorner posts and these doors as also the top, bottom, rear, side andends are covered with a fine mesh wire screen.

C C designate what I term the supporting standards of which there is oneat each end of' the cabinet and these carry at their lower ends on theinnervside base or foot members L that are bolted to the standards C C,project under the bottom of the skeleton frame and form the supportingbase therefor. At the upper and lower ends the standards G C haveclamping bolts D D that enter sockets d d in the top and bottom bars aand b and engage the nuts G G held therein.

1 7 designate handle pieces that are secured t0 each' end of the cabinetand the standards for conveniently handling the cabinet when set upcomplete.

In building my invention, I first construct the corn holding frame, thenbuild the skeleton frame around it and then cover theskeleton frame withthe wire screen, the

and going clear around the edge of the cabinet, using screen enoughwider than the screen to cover the frame pieces.A After the screen isapplied the standards C are put in position and fastened, thus completmgthe structure.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, the completeconstruction, the manner in which my invention is used and itsadvantages will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to whichit appertains.

By supporting the ears as shown, easy access thereto may be had througheither side, both sides having doors, and a large number of the ears canbe stored or removed without disturbing the others.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A corn storing apparatus 4that cornprises a frame, consisting of aseries of parallel slats, a top and bottom cross bar to which the endsof the slats are oined, means for holding the slats in open parallelism,

pins .that project outwardly from oneor both edges of the slats,andstandards secured to the ends of the upper and lower the said frame.

Q. A corn storing apparatus that comprises a frame consisting of aseries of parallel slats7 a top and a bottom cross bar to which the endsof the slats are joined, means for holding the slats in openparallelism, pins that project outwardly from one or both edges of theslats, standards secured to the ends of the upper and lower cross barsof the corn holding frame and a screen covered skeleton frame thatentirely sur- "rounds the corn frame and is supported by the said frameand the standards.

3. A corn storing apparatus that comprises a frame consisting of aseries of parallel slats, a top and a bottom cross bar to which the endsof the slats are joined, means for holding the slats in openparallelism, staggeredly arrangedpins that project outwardly from one orboth edges of the slats, standards secured to the ends of the upper andlower cross bars ofthe corn holding frame and a screen covered skeletonfranie that ent'rely surrounds the corn frame and is support d by thesaid frame and the standards, lthe said skeleton frame including hingeddoors.

il. In a corn storage apparatus, the combination with a corn holdingframe consisting of a series of spaced vertically disposed slats havingoutwardly projecting pins at its edges for sustaining the corn earsthereon, and including an upper and a lower cross bar, said bars havingtheir outer edges notched at the opposite ends, standards that areconnected to the ends of the said frame, and a skeleton screen covered:frame nthat said skeleton frame including upper and lower sets of sidebars that fit the notched ends of the upper and lower cross bars,transverse upperand lower bars that join with the ends of the side bars,hinged doors connected to the side bars, and a screen covering for theentire skeleton frame, said frame being supported by the standards thatsupport the corn frame.

SHERIDAN BABCOCK. Witnesses:

C. H. BURLINAME, T. A. Ti-IAYER.

surrounds the entire corn carrying frame,

